Apologies for distinct lack of blog posts… whatever happened to the
second half of 2012??.. …it rushed past
in a whirlwind of Lentille projects. Expansion of the new Narupa Conservancy,
new campsite, new health
centre, new bore hole, new pipelines, new conservation resource centre, new
secondary buildings, new boarding houses for Ngabolo , new classrooms for
Nkiloriti and Parkuruk, a new NGO and American Not -for -Profit, not forgetting our own ‘new’ house. So many ‘news’: Meanwhile our old projects also expand and
develop apace in education and healthcare. So when in December we were
inspecting the ‘Oh So Smart’ 24 bed
‘hospital’ complete with operating theatre and x ray room it was only partially
tongue in cheek that I what year we would be
planning the housing development……..
oh, and the golf course. And so it is in
Developing Economies that suddenly you
are forced to look into the future and see how quickly Change creates Change.
As ever our prime task is to ensure
that changes created can benefit the greatest number so that economic
development can allow communities to better help themselves…. Together with the smallest carbon footprint and most
positive ecological impact.
It is perhaps fitting that at the end of 2012 The Sanctuary
at Ol Lentille , as the driver for the community development projects, received
a Virgin responsible Tourism award for alleviation of poverty. This has been a team effort by the lodge
staff/the community and of course our stalwart friends across the globe and as
we look forward along the road of 2013 we sincerely thank ALL partners in this process. Whilst we do not ever
look towards breaking out the golf clubs-we do have a myriad of further plans to extend the legs of the three
legged stool of conservation /business and development projects that has been
our model for Ol Lentille, to create self reliance and sustainable
development. We are constantly aware of
how much there is to be done on all fronts and, as we extend into new areas,
sometimes we feel as if our work is a drop in the ocean- but as we all know the
ocean is made of drops.
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| Naiperere school pupils at the new Conservation Resource Centre- the faces of the future- balancing modernity and tradition |
Wishing all our friends a very, very Happy and Healthy 2013,
with enormous thanks to every one of you-
from all at Ol Lentille!
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